• Draft and negotiate various corporate and commercial agreements • Advise, prepare and negotiate transactional documents for the purchase and sale of private corporations • Instruct and supervise junior lawyers and articling students on various diligence tasks• Assist US private equity firms purchase Canadian assets• Knowledge of intellectual property, information technology, franchise, employment, privacy and competition law• Co-chair of the emerging companies and technology group

- Supported Commercial Real Estate closings - Observed, researched, and participated in Wills and Estates Mediation- Researched various real estate and leasing issues- Presented research at regular department meetings

• Facilitated the integration of various IT systems • Reviewed licensing and supply agreements • Assisted on the acquisition of a multi-million dollar corporation

• Prepared annual departmental budget, and biweekly financial statement projections• Audited departmental payroll, call volume forecasts, petty cash accounts.• Assisted in the cost calculations of the acquisition and integration of Pizza 73 Ltd. benefiting from economies of scale• Forecasted daily call volume and tracked deviations

Support the Federal Sales Team of Microsoft Canada. Organize and disseminate analytical reports from a variety of sales tools to assist sales associates, licensing specialists, marketing department, and sales managers.Provide direct assistance to Regional Sales Managers and receive direct exposure of the managerial activites for a multi-million dollar department.

- Directed the Garment Category that is shipped to over 350 Esso sites across Canada and Wine Category in all Quebec sites- Analyzed competitors, demographics, and seasonality factors when negotiating contracts and promotions with suppliers.Both programs create an annual incremental margin of over $1 million which increased by over 30% during my work term - Involved deeply in the creation of the Franchise program which required discounted cash flow validity and breakeven analysis. - Conducted pilot tests and post-audits on many speculative retail products including Nestle Singles, which I advised to be deployed across Canada.